Marquette University Blockchain Lab

Our Mission

The Marquette Blockchain Lab’s mission is to establish Milwaukee as a national leader in blockchain education for the purpose of advancing implementation of distributed ledger solutions.

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Clayton Boehm is a Senior at Marquette University Majoring in Economics. He holds a great amount of passion and knowledge for Blockchain technology and its potential applications to business sectors. He looks to leave a lasting impact and legacy for Marquette and the Marquette Blockchain Lab.

Clayton Boehm

President

Gabriella Suliga is a Junior at Marquette University studying Political Science and Philosophy. As Director of Events, she hopes the lab will foster innovation and collaboration across a range of industries through hands-on workshops, conferences, and student programs.

Gabriella Suliga

Director of Events

Advisory Board

With background in computer engineering, an MBA in Finance and Marketing, and Degrees in English, Business and Physics, most of Robert’s professional experience has revolved around the tech industry with a focus on Emerging Technology. Most recently, as Co-Founder/CRO of IRIS.TV, Rob and his team built a Personalization business that led innovation across companies like Google, Comcast, AOL, Brightcove, NBC, CBS and the NFL. As Co-Founder/Managing Director and CFO of MGID, Robert led the company to become the top audience development exchange in the world and an exit to the largest international Private Equity firm in Eastern Europe. He brings experience from a long career working in marketing, data, finance, and technology, having worked with and for brands like Verizon, Turner Broadcasting, Sinclair, Comcast, Warner Brothers, IBM, National Lampoon and Virgin.

Robert Bardunias

Co-Founder at Iris.tv

Marcie Bomberg has over 20 years of experience in executive leadership roles both in traditional banking and private enterprise. Most recently, Marcie was the interim CEO of Milwaukee – based start up DocLaunch, that is an enterprise platform solution that manages complex documentation systems through a web portal and mobile app while utilizing advanced Blockchain and distributed ledger technology. Marcie now serves as Senior Manager at Wipfli LLP with over 1,900 associates, 49 offices in the United States and two offices in India. Wipfli ranks among the top 20 accounting and business consulting firms in the nation. Wipfli is also a member of Allinial Global, an accounting firm association of legally independent accounting and consulting firms with offices in North America and throughout the world through international members and partnerships. As an integral part of the firm’s Blockchain initiatives, Marcie enjoys serving with the Wipfli team on the Executive Committee of the Chamber of Digital Commerce. The Chamber of Digital Commerce is the world’s leading trade association representing the digital asset and blockchain industry.

Marcie Bomberg

Senior Manager at Wipfli LLP -Executive Committee Member of the Chamber of Digital Commerce

Paul Monsen Marquette Alum 2012 is a Co-Founder at Digital Asset Advisors, a consulting firm that facilitates the integration of emerging technologies and blockchain with traditional asset classes and structured finance. Since 2014 he has facilitated over $1 billion across commercial real estate and private equity transactions, including some of the first crowdfunded CRE placements. He is a frequent speaker on blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and security token offerings. He also acts as a committee member for the Silicon Valley Blockchain Society - Los Angeles.

A native of Stoughton Wisconsin he grew up on his families small dairy farm before attending MU where he was a 4 year member of the Marquette University Men's Soccer Team.

Paul Monsen

Co-Founder at Assetaccess.io

Alec Shaw is the Co-Founder of Euphrates, a blockchain consultancy focused on education, business case analysis, and solution development for enterprise customers. He has built Proofs-of-Concepts for $300m enterprises and designed the architecture of a blockchain based identity platform. He has educated executives across multiple vertices including finance, manufacturing and real estate. He is co-founder of the Marquette University Blockchain Lab, a student-run blockchain education initiative which hosted the State of Wisconsin's first blockchain conference with over 300 attendees

Alec Shaw

Marquette Blockchain Lab Co-Founder & Head of Business Development at Euphrates Blockchain Consulting

William Caraher has 20 years of experience managing and supporting technology in the enterprise.

As the CIO and Director of Operations for von Briesen & Roper law firm, Bill is passionate aboutinnovative and business focused technology solutions that align with and empower his firm's attorneys. Under Bill's leadership,von Briesen was the first Wisconsin law firm to implement A.I. with an IBM Watson based solution. The firmis researching uses for Blockchain and related emerging technologies to keep ahead of the curve both in the legal vertical andfor our diverse client's needs.

Bill earned his MBA degree from Marquette University and a Bachelors of Science from DePaul University. He is currently an Adjunct Professor in theMarquette College of Business and he has also created and taught a technology coursework for the Marquette Law School.

In 2018, Bill is excited to have helped launch an inner-city, youth technology training program in Milwaukee.

Bill has won awards from the International Legal Technology Association, The Wisconsin Bar Association, and has been recognized as a standout CIO byForbes & Huffington Post. Most recently he was named "CIO of the Year" by the Milwaukee Business Journal.

Bill Caraher

CIO at Von Briesen and Roper

Davis Marklin is the Co-Founder of Euphrates, a blockchain consultancy focused on education, business case analysis, and solution development for enterprise customers. He has built Proofs-of-Concepts for $300m companies, educated executives on the impacts of blockchain technology, and designed the architecture of a blockchain based identity platform. He is an active speaker on academia's role in blockchain development and is the co-founder of the Marquette University Blockchain Lab, a student-run blockchain education initiative which hosted the State of Wisconsin's first blockchain conference with over 300 attendees.

Davis Marklin

Michael Adam is a seasoned FinTech entrepreneur. Michael's newest venture, DocLaunchwas founded in 2015 and is defining how enterprises are using blockchain and distributedledger technology today outside of crypto currency applications. In addition to his companyleadership role Michael also is an instructor of blockchain technology at MarquetteUniversity and sits on MU's department of finance advisory board.

Michael Adam

Founder at Doclaunch

Alex Mortberg is an analyst at JST Systems, a crypto market-maker, in New York City. Alex graduated from Marquette University’s business school in May of 2018 with a degree in finance and a strong background in information systems. While at Marquette, he interned at Grant Thornton in risk advisory services, was a personal trainer at the University’s Wellness Center, performed research for Water Street Wealth Management, and co-founded the Marquette Blockchain Lab. He now resides in Manhattan and continues to let everyone know he’s from Texas and is proud of it.

Alex Mortberg

Marquette Blockchain Lab Co-Founder

Upcoming Events

15 Oct - 16 Oct
Time 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

THE FINTECH SYMPOSIUM

MILWAUKEE BLOCKCHAIN CONFERENCE

The Marquette Blockchain Lab will host the 2nd Annual Milwaukee Blockchain Conference on November 30th, 2018. It will showcase the latest developments in blockchain technology by bringing together 500+ attendees, blockchain scholars, industry insiders, and top-level exhibitors.

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